Seriously, if there are so many bad reviews...you know there is truth to them. The good: the sheets are clean and white and starchy. The bad: Everything else. The management was rude and always looking to take you for more money. Even the owner was downright rude and has no concept of treating his paying customers with respect. Different desk... more

It is always a bad idea to arrive in a large city with out accommodation booked - then accept the first place you walk into that has beds available, just becuase you are tired, cranky and lugging a realy heavy back pack! We arrived in Rome in the rain, lobbed into the M & J and booked a double room... more

Me and my boyfriend travelled Europe last October and stayed in quite a few hostels and this one was one of the best. Our impressions of the hostel wasnt very good when we first walked in and up the stairs but we were plesently surprised!!! The recetionist Mario was very friendly and spoke a number of languages!! The hotel room... more

Other reviews on this website, don't give a very good impression, but for me and my girlfriend, we enjoyed it. The hostel was in a bit of a dark quiet area around the back of the main train station, didn't look impressive as we walked in, we went up the stairs, to which we were greeted by the friendly staff.... more

DO NOT BOTHER. Walked in off the street and made a booking as the reception was very modern, and where told of great facilities, Room photos looked great, was hopefull it was to be as great as it was made out to be, Upon arrival, the staff were not friendly at all, rude, arrogant and not welcoming. They tried telling... more

This was the worst experience of our 3-week trip in Italy. Be careful: appearances can be deceiving! While the rooms looked fantastic since they had recently been renovated nothing works and the staff was atrocious! We came to at the M&J Hostel so we could spend our last night in Rome near the Train station. We were thrilled to see... more

This place scared the [--] out of me! I needed a place to keep my laptop, they told me it'd be fine under the reception desk. I came back later and the desk was vacant, and my laptop, and everyone else's stuff was there to be nicked. A staff member was staying in my dorm and tried to pick a... more

Myself and my boyfriend stayed in M&J's for 1 night (thankfully) last June 2006. We were interrailing around Europe for 16 days and Rome was our last stop (although it was not our first time in Rome). We had to trail our backbacks up a few flights of stairs. There were some renovations going on downstairs as far as I... more

the hostel is amazing, with newly renovated rooms and really fantastic staff. i would recommend it to everyone i know because it is a really cool place and it made my time in rome very enjoyable. eugene in particular was the most helpful receptionist that i have ever encountered in a hostel, and he is really hot. federico is also... more